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host: don williamson may have follow up. any questions about -- any answer to his question about the estate tax, giving gifts to his kids? guest: there is a whole other regime of taxation in this country called the estate tax, and there are gift taxes that go with it. those rules -- there was a time where, in 2010, there was no estate tax in this country, and it was a wonderful opportunity that died, came back in 2011. it was going to come back in 2012 were only people making more than $1 million would be subject to the estate tax. that law has been changed to permit $5 million to be -- even if your viewers feel they do not have anything approaching $5 million, were one spouse to pass away, it behooves the surviving spouse to file a state tax return for the deceased spouse, even though the threshold has not been met. that is to use the unused exclusion on the state tax to be available to the second spouse when he or she passes away. that is a little-known provision in the law that many middle income americans or people who d
host: don williamson may have follow up. any questions about -- any answer to his question about the estate tax, giving gifts to his kids? guest: there is a whole other regime of taxation in this country called the estate tax, and there are gift taxes that go with it. those rules -- there was a time where, in 2010, there was no estate tax in this country, and it was a wonderful opportunity that died, came back in 2011. it was going to come back in 2012 were only people making more than $1...
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don. we are listening. caller: is me. -- excuse me. i have a lot of education degrees and i have seen, lackially lately, a total of emphasis upon excellence in everything that we do. in theemember back 1930's and the 1940's how my folks and my teachers, my professors all focused on doing the very, very best that we could possibly do in every aspect of our lives. majors one of the reasons, to me, is one of the major reasons we are falling behind. i do believe that some of the our systemcaused by goes in ouranything our --on system and don, thank you for calling in. is he correct? has it been going downhill? this: this is the first in particular data collection, but it is not our first attempt to look at the u.s. labor market in doms of skills and international comparisons. it was not quite as large or the same countries, but we do have a few data points over the last decade and a half. i will say things are either flat or slightly declining when we look back across the surveys. this gets back to the issue about trying to meet adults whe
don. we are listening. caller: is me. -- excuse me. i have a lot of education degrees and i have seen, lackially lately, a total of emphasis upon excellence in everything that we do. in theemember back 1930's and the 1940's how my folks and my teachers, my professors all focused on doing the very, very best that we could possibly do in every aspect of our lives. majors one of the reasons, to me, is one of the major reasons we are falling behind. i do believe that some of the our systemcaused by...
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we'll go to don next in cincinnati, ohio. hi, don. caller: hello. thank god for c-span, by the way. i was a republican for years. the party left me in the last two elections. i'm now independent. the gentleman that was talking about the tea party, i'm sure there are a lot of one-vote people in the tea party. unfortunately, they come across as idealogue who refuse to listen to anybody or amend their feelings about anything, and i think mike lee and ted cruz have probably ruined the republican party for years to come because they've all bothered them. my really big rejection about the way the republicans are acting now is that we're not discussing anything except obamacare, and we have so many other things that we need to be taking care of, such as the farm bill, the immigration and foreign affairs, but there's no air left in the room other than obamacare, and somehow we have to get away from this and we have to get away from not using regular order, as the congress calls it, to pass the bills and go to conference and get back to the way things used to be. host: all right, so don, wha
we'll go to don next in cincinnati, ohio. hi, don. caller: hello. thank god for c-span, by the way. i was a republican for years. the party left me in the last two elections. i'm now independent. the gentleman that was talking about the tea party, i'm sure there are a lot of one-vote people in the tea party. unfortunately, they come across as idealogue who refuse to listen to anybody or amend their feelings about anything, and i think mike lee and ted cruz have probably ruined the republican...
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host: this is don from florida on the democrats' line. caller: good morning. i am don. i was born and raised in milwaukee, wisconsin, and born in 1928. i would like to address a question to your guest today about the principal problem, at both the preschool, high- school, and college level. if we understand our founding fathers, they established that education was a very important principle. as a result, the educational system established in the united states was funded at the local level through property funding t into institutions of higher learning to help subsidize and train the people who graduated from high school. host: my question is, does the speaker, who is a record -- who is a writer for an editorial magazine, believed that the source of funding that is coming to the federal government by the very nature of it, which is moved to washington through the income tax code, and then be redistributed out of washington to preschools and i schools -- there are not funds. why cannot these funds be moved back to the source, the principles, what is required of the states
host: this is don from florida on the democrats' line. caller: good morning. i am don. i was born and raised in milwaukee, wisconsin, and born in 1928. i would like to address a question to your guest today about the principal problem, at both the preschool, high- school, and college level. if we understand our founding fathers, they established that education was a very important principle. as a result, the educational system established in the united states was funded at the local level...
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host: don, welcome. caller: good morning. i went to your organization's website. there's a change. revenues are going down. how do we integrate all this into our planning in deciding what to do? guest: that is an excellent question. theelieve we have to fix 20th-century infrastructure in this country that is falling apart. the demographic shifts alone. .oung people are driving less they want more options. that is a very good. are retiringoomers and looking to downsize. they are living longer. we have to do both of these things. we have to be smarter about how we provide mobility for people in the next couple of decades. was passedhway bill last year. issues?ddress bridge guest: we worked on this legislation. there was a talk of a 30% cut in funding. in a two-flat funding n year bill. the one thing they did is they eliminated a bridge repair program that was dedicated to fixing bridges and gave more of a broader blank check to states. there are some performance measures in that bill that we hope will provide more transparency. time will tell. host: we are talking with james corless,
host: don, welcome. caller: good morning. i went to your organization's website. there's a change. revenues are going down. how do we integrate all this into our planning in deciding what to do? guest: that is an excellent question. theelieve we have to fix 20th-century infrastructure in this country that is falling apart. the demographic shifts alone. .oung people are driving less they want more options. that is a very good. are retiringoomers and looking to downsize. they are living longer....
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don lewis, who was the youngest speaker, represented through nonviolent committee, was seen as a radical. you had a different is that were already starting to emerge, but the shock to the country was that so many people came out, and that there was such a fervor of commitment on the part of people who spoke. if you listen to all of the speechs, speech after after speech says this is not over, this is not the end, we need to go back and fight. and martin luther king speech, speech,ave a dream" before he gets to the part where "i have a dream," he is putting out a charge to people to go back to mississippi, and to go back to georgia, to go back to the south and organize, mobilize, resist. and so you had that kind of recognition by the kennedy administration, by at least some members of congress, and governors around the country that this was not by far the end, but that you were about to see an escalation or at least an ongoing commitment on the part of these civil rights leaders. it affected him directly. guest: president johnson becomes critical because kennedy had been resistant and was
don lewis, who was the youngest speaker, represented through nonviolent committee, was seen as a radical. you had a different is that were already starting to emerge, but the shock to the country was that so many people came out, and that there was such a fervor of commitment on the part of people who spoke. if you listen to all of the speechs, speech after after speech says this is not over, this is not the end, we need to go back and fight. and martin luther king speech, speech,ave a...
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don in new jersey. just wanted to bring -- i used to have insurance. $500-$600 per month for the insurance i got. and i am a 58-years-old. i found it to be completely terrible. for one thing, you could not really get to see anybody because there was a very limited amount of doctors that would allow you to see. host: are you self-employed? caller: yes. i decided to get off of that and deal with the doctors themselves and pay with -- pay for it out of my own pocket. i found for the prices they charge you are far more reasonable than what people actually think of today. one of the interesting things, and going off a little bit to talk about this, you have these health-care providers who and gone off of insurance you can see of patients and clients and you build them the services and they pay out of pocket. some of those individuals may have health insurance. to theient will go health insurance and ask for reimbursement. an interesting phenomena on that has come out of the fact that the health insurance mar
don in new jersey. just wanted to bring -- i used to have insurance. $500-$600 per month for the insurance i got. and i am a 58-years-old. i found it to be completely terrible. for one thing, you could not really get to see anybody because there was a very limited amount of doctors that would allow you to see. host: are you self-employed? caller: yes. i decided to get off of that and deal with the doctors themselves and pay with -- pay for it out of my own pocket. i found for the prices they...
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don from st. petersburg, florida, republican. caller: how are you? i am retired. i watch c-span every morning. for the last 25 years i've been worried about the dumbing down of america. toer listening for months all these little collars -- callers, i have confirmed in my own mind that it's working. the dumbing down of america is working. host: because? caller: because of the way the liberals call in and what they talk about. host: we're talking about the house action yesterday. do you want to comment on that? caller: just listen to the liberal calls that come in this morning. that will tell you what america is thinking. host: the head of apple is set to testify in front of congress on the topic of taxes. this is historic in the business section of the post. one more call on this topic. phoenix, arizona, on our independent line, wilfred. caller: hi. i have a question on how the affordable care bill would apply to me. i am a disabled veteran. i rely on that for all my medical care and did not have social security or medicare. so i just wondered how it might affect m
don from st. petersburg, florida, republican. caller: how are you? i am retired. i watch c-span every morning. for the last 25 years i've been worried about the dumbing down of america. toer listening for months all these little collars -- callers, i have confirmed in my own mind that it's working. the dumbing down of america is working. host: because? caller: because of the way the liberals call in and what they talk about. host: we're talking about the house action yesterday. do you want to...
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don writes congress caused this whole mess, let it happen, you voted, many did not, now live with it. i'm sick of hearing we have to keep on spending. delaware. how are you. caller: it is hard to get real, straight facts out of the media. it seems to be playing at people's emotions for political reasons. is this basically just a reduction in the baseline increase, instead of spending 10% more, we will only spend eight percent more? are there actually any cuts in this? is this just washington afraid that there ability to keep taking money from people -- host: they have been described as across-the-board cuts. is there a particular area of the budget you are most concerned about? guest: -- caller: the entire budget is too high. we ought to give every federal employee a 20% haircut and go from there. people do not know what the future is going to be in the private sector. let's see what the federal worker and the federal politician feels about getting a haircut. to be that would solve the problem. if you saved 20% instead of the spending cut back, let's get some real cuts going here. it
don writes congress caused this whole mess, let it happen, you voted, many did not, now live with it. i'm sick of hearing we have to keep on spending. delaware. how are you. caller: it is hard to get real, straight facts out of the media. it seems to be playing at people's emotions for political reasons. is this basically just a reduction in the baseline increase, instead of spending 10% more, we will only spend eight percent more? are there actually any cuts in this? is this just washington...
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don from georgia. caller: i grew up in a society where -- rural community. it was not uncommon that we brought our guns on the school buses to go trap shooting and skeet shooting. society has changed a lot. i went in the service and grant one of the largest -- i was conscious. my admonitions license. i am the father of five children. i owon multiple hunting guns -- i own multiple hunting guns. i have never owned a pistol. the thing i see lacking is responsible training in gun ownership. i have a mentally ill son that i took care of for a number of years and have learned quite a bit about the mental health profession. i had to ensure the safety of my firearms having me mentally ill child in my home. if we look at the specifics of gs.se mass shooting guns don't kill people. people kill people. you have a mother that was acquiring assault weapons, my automatic pistols with it mentally ill child within her home. it was her responsibility to ensure that those of firearms were secured. even admitting she did not trust her son to be alone with other individuals. it
don from georgia. caller: i grew up in a society where -- rural community. it was not uncommon that we brought our guns on the school buses to go trap shooting and skeet shooting. society has changed a lot. i went in the service and grant one of the largest -- i was conscious. my admonitions license. i am the father of five children. i owon multiple hunting guns -- i own multiple hunting guns. i have never owned a pistol. the thing i see lacking is responsible training in gun ownership. i have...
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don in los angeles, democratic carson palmer. hi, don. caller: yes. i would like to say that these lawmakers in washington who are being paid a salary from the american taxpayer are spending all of this money to try and justify the presence of illegal aliens in this country. that is totally ridiculous. there are too many domestic problems going on right now in this country that need to be solved. they are not living up to the oath they took to defend the institution when they were sworn into office. in my opinion, some of them should resign. they're not doing their job to protect the rights of the american people. they're trying to defend the rights of the illegals. host: what do you say of the argument? will are 11 million to 12 million people living in the shadows. we need to address this situation? >> yes they need to come back and go where they belong. illegal is illegal. plain and simple. they claim they can't find these people hiding in the shadows, get the credit card people to find them. they'll find them. and what these people -- why these le
don in los angeles, democratic carson palmer. hi, don. caller: yes. i would like to say that these lawmakers in washington who are being paid a salary from the american taxpayer are spending all of this money to try and justify the presence of illegal aliens in this country. that is totally ridiculous. there are too many domestic problems going on right now in this country that need to be solved. they are not living up to the oath they took to defend the institution when they were sworn into...
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don, florida, but democratic caller. you are up first, as the senate early this morning approved the deal on the so-called fiscal cliff. caller: happy new year. i think it is a good deal the democrats got, but i am worried on the second dell as they want to put social security on the line. it does nothing to do with the deficit. our taxes paid into social security. it has nothing to do with debt. i do not know why the republicans -- the republicans have been trying to get rid of social security for 70 years now and have not gotten it done. they want to take the money and give congress a raise. they want to take people's social security money and give congress a raise and what are they doing? nothing. then they want to take money and give it to the pentagon. they put all of the money into these outfits, but they want to cut social security. host: john, ap reported this morning that officials decided to use the measure to prevent the pay raise for lawmakers. i want to let you know that, and also, if you are concerned about
don, florida, but democratic caller. you are up first, as the senate early this morning approved the deal on the so-called fiscal cliff. caller: happy new year. i think it is a good deal the democrats got, but i am worried on the second dell as they want to put social security on the line. it does nothing to do with the deficit. our taxes paid into social security. it has nothing to do with debt. i do not know why the republicans -- the republicans have been trying to get rid of social security...
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and our veterans to whom we have made promises as the have donned the uniform and fought for the country. host: what about the issue of chain cpi? guest: i start with the very basic notion that social security has not contributed one penny to the current deficit or debt. table in not be on the this part of discussion. similarly, to be concerned about the long-term solvency of so-so security. urity.ial sec retirement security is a real question mark for many americans. let's look at the real contributors to our deficit and debt as we try to tackle those challenges. and host: two final questions before we go to calls. this is another article from the hill. why were you left off the list of the 12 senators that went to dinner? iest: i have no idea, but have been very pleased with the president's increase -- increase out reach to the senate and a house. that dialogue is essential to making progress, especially when on see the progress made immigration reform. we saw yesterday that even measures with bipartisan support to get caught up. what we have to press forward -- while we have to press
and our veterans to whom we have made promises as the have donned the uniform and fought for the country. host: what about the issue of chain cpi? guest: i start with the very basic notion that social security has not contributed one penny to the current deficit or debt. table in not be on the this part of discussion. similarly, to be concerned about the long-term solvency of so-so security. urity.ial sec retirement security is a real question mark for many americans. let's look at the real...
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don. caller: good morning. my comment is that ford motor company and general motors and united auto workers all kinds of money has been sent to them and bailed them out of their going bankrupt and paid for their pensions. and then you think that the obama administration would have some control over ford motor company, general motors, both have announced new assembly plants in china. now, we catch this out of the paper and i caught it because the ceo of general motors was out there with a shovel with the rest of the chinese making the ground breaking. and i would think that somewhere in the united states somebody would be knowing that ford and general motors is going to build a plant, two plants in china and we don't know anything about it and the obama administration does nothing to try to stop it and move it back into the united states. host: we'll get a response. thank you. correct me if i'm wrong but ford was not part of the federal rescue. guest: it was gm and chrysler who were. but to his point on gm, if t
don. caller: good morning. my comment is that ford motor company and general motors and united auto workers all kinds of money has been sent to them and bailed them out of their going bankrupt and paid for their pensions. and then you think that the obama administration would have some control over ford motor company, general motors, both have announced new assembly plants in china. now, we catch this out of the paper and i caught it because the ceo of general motors was out there with a shovel...
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don is asking -- once the technology becomes common, what prevents drone from being completely automated? guest: i do not like the word automated. there is only lazy human being involved in it. we might tell something to do a particular mission. this is part of the evolution that we have. elevators have become autonomous, i guess, because you do not have a person taking you up and down. this is happening more and more. in a different realm, looking at automated vehicles, in the future, you might have the ability to get from point a to point b, just by getting into a vehicle, telling it where you want to go and it will do it. right now in this country we have 87 billion hours of congestion -- man-hours lost to congestion. we have 32,000 deaths, costing us $256 billion a year in damages -- medical and associated with accidents. does that mean you will not be able to drive your 1964 mustang question mark the answer is -- mustang? the answer is no. just like when we introduced the automobiles, we did not do away with horses. people like to ride horses and have horses. the same would be true
don is asking -- once the technology becomes common, what prevents drone from being completely automated? guest: i do not like the word automated. there is only lazy human being involved in it. we might tell something to do a particular mission. this is part of the evolution that we have. elevators have become autonomous, i guess, because you do not have a person taking you up and down. this is happening more and more. in a different realm, looking at automated vehicles, in the future, you...
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host: next up on our line for independents, don. good morning. caller: i have so many different questions to ask. i think you people work about 23 weeks out of the years. i think you should work at least 40. we have been talking about the tax code for so long. i think it should be a flat tax. campaign finance reform -- i think this country needs that. to a flath regard tax, we must reform the tax code. we are letting wealthy people get off the hook by sending the money overseas. we saw a presidential candidate do that in the last election. that is not fair. somebody making several million dollars a year would be paying the same rate as somebody that is digging a ditch for $10 an hour. that is not fair. clearly we need to simplify the loopholeso end the that allow corporations -- some corporations pay no tax at all. that is wrong. individuals can avoid taxes with loopholes and schemes. all of that should end. part of the responsibility is to help pay for the nation in a fair and appropriate way. we have a huge public campaign finance reform. we ha
host: next up on our line for independents, don. good morning. caller: i have so many different questions to ask. i think you people work about 23 weeks out of the years. i think you should work at least 40. we have been talking about the tax code for so long. i think it should be a flat tax. campaign finance reform -- i think this country needs that. to a flath regard tax, we must reform the tax code. we are letting wealthy people get off the hook by sending the money overseas. we saw a...
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with us, donna the first music, texas, independent line 30 good morning, don -- independent line. good morning. >> the way it seems is that we are a government for the corporation by the corporation. thinkers -- host: caller, go ahead. black, all ofm these guys projected these things to happen. so the question is, where do we go from here? thathave think tanks have put in place these ripple effects, but all of these ripples are going to play out -- have they equated all of this up because it is going to work the world? --remarks host: mr. penner, do you want to start? guest: the important part of the question is -- where do we go from here? that is a difficult part to answer. it really takes an attitude adjustment on the part of the of the -- on the part congress. we have had a lot of errors in the past where republicans have a very strong position, the democrats don't want to perform any of the entitlements, and so forth. but in the past, we've had people in the congress who want to get things done, and they feel -- they used to feel they could compromise without taking their ide
with us, donna the first music, texas, independent line 30 good morning, don -- independent line. good morning. >> the way it seems is that we are a government for the corporation by the corporation. thinkers -- host: caller, go ahead. black, all ofm these guys projected these things to happen. so the question is, where do we go from here? thathave think tanks have put in place these ripple effects, but all of these ripples are going to play out -- have they equated all of this up because...
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host: all right, got the point, don. mr. kornacki. guest: the basic proposition there is that people don't want war anymore and are sick of it could that is apparent. imagine the debate over syria right now playing out -- impossible to imagine this, but let's try it -- if there had never been in iraq, afghanistan, never been 9/11, if we just had a continuation of what we had in the 1990s, where you had the targeted intervention in kosovo and the intervention in bosnia that brought the warring factions to the table -- if we had a continuation of that, i imagine -- hypothetical, you can never prove it -- but i imagine that something like what is being proposed in syria right now would not be that hard of a cell. he would not have been very intense -- you would not have the very intense and pronounced backlash that forced the president -- it was amazing, a force the president of the united states to walk up to the brink of an attack and double back -- and to pull back and say i am going to go to congress on this. what obama and the white
host: all right, got the point, don. mr. kornacki. guest: the basic proposition there is that people don't want war anymore and are sick of it could that is apparent. imagine the debate over syria right now playing out -- impossible to imagine this, but let's try it -- if there had never been in iraq, afghanistan, never been 9/11, if we just had a continuation of what we had in the 1990s, where you had the targeted intervention in kosovo and the intervention in bosnia that brought the warring...
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don?st political loser, caller: good morning. the biggest political losers are those americans that didn't get two-partyte in the system. god bless america. for coffee cup politics in 2014. thank you. host: that was don from ohio. "tampa bayory in the times" recently. loserrubio is a political and rick scott is the winner. the year's political loser, the toice was easy, according the "times." marco rubio, his diminishment over the past 12 months has been so dramatic it's easy to forget he began the year consistently g.o.p. polls of preferred 2016 presidential nominees, still widely viewed as the gop's future. that's the opinion of the "tampa week.mes" this we're taking your calls and questions -- comments via twitter about who you think the biggest political loser of 2013 is. your calls. more of but first, if you haven't heard, there's been a surge, a reported in health coverage signups. this is the lead story in the "the washington post" this morning. 1.1 million people enroll in the , writing that more than 1.1 million american
don?st political loser, caller: good morning. the biggest political losers are those americans that didn't get two-partyte in the system. god bless america. for coffee cup politics in 2014. thank you. host: that was don from ohio. "tampa bayory in the times" recently. loserrubio is a political and rick scott is the winner. the year's political loser, the toice was easy, according the "times." marco rubio, his diminishment over the past 12 months has been so dramatic it's...
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some tweets heading in for us -- this from dawn -- -- from don -- cheri is our next caller, an independent from frlorida, -- from florida, go ahead. caller: how did poor people get subsi food stamps or id?d housing without any -- by the way i' neither republican nor democrat. there is no difference between see.arties as far as i it seems people are trying to play the race card significantly. host: karo calls and next. hello. is calling in next. hello. caller: this reinforces the fact the boat registration laws were to deny people the right to vote. that is the bottom line. people who still try to cling to have an id too get on the plane. they are refusing to except the very premise of this or they deny people who couldn't -- who could vote the right to vote. i.t. is a simple thing. --id is a simple thing. -- need to guntexas you can use a da gun card.n't use a peopleot want a certain to vote and people who want to deny that, they need to open their eyes and realize that was the motivation for this in the first place. that is the bottom line. pennsylvanias from on the independent line. call
some tweets heading in for us -- this from dawn -- -- from don -- cheri is our next caller, an independent from frlorida, -- from florida, go ahead. caller: how did poor people get subsi food stamps or id?d housing without any -- by the way i' neither republican nor democrat. there is no difference between see.arties as far as i it seems people are trying to play the race card significantly. host: karo calls and next. hello. is calling in next. hello. caller: this reinforces the fact the boat...
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thank you, don. from cnn, this is a story about a high school team that demand- side school change arab team name and mascot. sports andcalifornia is not scoring any points for its name, the arabs. morning andn this agency, montana on a native americans line. sterling, good morning. would he think about the redskins name? caller: yes, good morning. word and ifensive don't want to bring harm or oure or anything to american residence, but the redskins is the n-word and that is white it is so offensive to native americans. the other names mentioned, the braves and so forth and are not derogatory, but the word redskin is to the american indians. word as ause that prairie n-word which is very offensive to our american people. i just thought i would make that comment this morning. to show you the cleveland indians mascot, there'll logo, chief wahoo. what you think of the name using the term indians and of this logo? ago,r: well, several years recently, russell means of the american indian movement did have
thank you, don. from cnn, this is a story about a high school team that demand- side school change arab team name and mascot. sports andcalifornia is not scoring any points for its name, the arabs. morning andn this agency, montana on a native americans line. sterling, good morning. would he think about the redskins name? caller: yes, good morning. word and ifensive don't want to bring harm or oure or anything to american residence, but the redskins is the n-word and that is white it is so...
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don on twitter says -- men are not to nurture children, my job is to discipline my child any threats my disappointment when she makes bad choices. guest: that is an important thing to do. they were disciplined means to teach. i think people think about discipline and a think about punishment, but that is not what discipline is about, it is about teaching, and sometimes as a part of that, but nurturing is actually a very important thing for fathers to do. there are several studies that have shown that a fathers love is just as important as a mother's love for the healthy development of that child. children absolutely need attention from that. they just needed. -- just need it. i don't think we totally understand what is going on with kids in terms of psychology and what it means to have both your mother and your father loving you unconditionally and hugging you and kissing you and showing you affection. a something magical and it works. host: here is joe on our line for fathers. he is from lexington, kentucky. good morning. caller: good morning. it is good to see you all. a grandfathe
don on twitter says -- men are not to nurture children, my job is to discipline my child any threats my disappointment when she makes bad choices. guest: that is an important thing to do. they were disciplined means to teach. i think people think about discipline and a think about punishment, but that is not what discipline is about, it is about teaching, and sometimes as a part of that, but nurturing is actually a very important thing for fathers to do. there are several studies that have...
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let's hear from don in michigan. , when i was quinn a young man, i was going through emotional things at 10 years old. my doctor was a pediatrician, he -- my mother was talking about putting me on an antidepressant. i was 10 years old. he said no. he said he did not want to do it because my brain was still developing. he said he could damage it. weon't understand they way are about putting kids on antidepressants. [indiscernible] , theyre we going to do have terrible twos, put them on pills? do you work for the pharmaceutical company? be truthful about it? guest: your question is about the medication, not adhd -- your question is about the antidepressants, not adhd. this is what i was referring to when i was talking about the diagnosis being made. if a child is having emotional problems, if there are family problems going on, there is a definite family come a children who are depressed have trouble paying attention to mother they have trouble paying attention because of their depression, not because they have adhd. i think we need to look at that. also, anxiety can cause problems with
let's hear from don in michigan. , when i was quinn a young man, i was going through emotional things at 10 years old. my doctor was a pediatrician, he -- my mother was talking about putting me on an antidepressant. i was 10 years old. he said no. he said he did not want to do it because my brain was still developing. he said he could damage it. weon't understand they way are about putting kids on antidepressants. [indiscernible] , theyre we going to do have terrible twos, put them on pills? do...
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host: don, go ahead. caller: i have a couple of comments. the cheap labor in other countries that has to compete with our products here in the united states. , if theyfrom walmart were made quality was in the united states, they would last longer. it has turned into a throwaway society. i would rather pay more money for it higher quality product so i don't have to go back to the store and buy another when it breaks. guest: some companies in china are closing up and coming back home. producescompany that equipment for the salons. they shut down in china and hired people in houston, texas. the owner said quality-control and transportation congestion in china, just to get to the ports to ship them to the united states. by theot of headaches chinese government and the provincial governments. maybe we are seeing a slight return. that apple computer is produced by chinese workers in huge factories where the turnover every year is enormous. the pressure on these workers is enormous. apple is now recognizing this. amends.hey start making host: berna
host: don, go ahead. caller: i have a couple of comments. the cheap labor in other countries that has to compete with our products here in the united states. , if theyfrom walmart were made quality was in the united states, they would last longer. it has turned into a throwaway society. i would rather pay more money for it higher quality product so i don't have to go back to the store and buy another when it breaks. guest: some companies in china are closing up and coming back home....
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host: don from pennsylvania, good morning. caller: hello? republicans are against all this. if somebody knows about computers, how do you know they are not doing that to make it harder? they are willing to do anything and that is the tea party, ted cruz and all of them. guest: in the early days of the launch, there was some concern sabotage? there were there forces trying to do what the caller is talking about, hacking? that has been ruled out. most of it was due to incredible demand that they do not anticipate. and without lots of testing ahead of time. became morekinks clear when the site went live. that is how they have explained it. republicans on capitol hill disliked the health law. that is why the hearings this week are going to be republican control panels and will be focused a lot on what the administration knew, when did they know it, what steps will they take? they will try to establish a line of accountability. they are trying to provide oversight to the health law. they also never wanted to happen in the first place and they oppose it. host: the ways and means c
host: don from pennsylvania, good morning. caller: hello? republicans are against all this. if somebody knows about computers, how do you know they are not doing that to make it harder? they are willing to do anything and that is the tea party, ted cruz and all of them. guest: in the early days of the launch, there was some concern sabotage? there were there forces trying to do what the caller is talking about, hacking? that has been ruled out. most of it was due to incredible demand that they...
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scranton, pennsylvania, don's up next on our republican's line. good morning, don. caller: good morning, libby. as far as taxs on ammunition and guns, i think it's wrong. they talk about mental health. i agree, we do need help for the mental health, but we take enough money in from illegal narcotics and things like that, the government sees every day that pay for that. my second thought is, and i mentioned this before a long time ago, that you want to stop the crime? put the death penalty back in. and i know a lot of people agree with it. it's not the best thing to say, but it's the truth. we had a man who worked at a prison here, state prison in this area, and he was murdered at work. he was murdered by a prisoner. they transferred the prisoner to arizona. they treated this prisoner, the inmates treated him like there was a combod. there's no deterrent. if you don't put the death penalty back in, there's no deterrent for these criminals. host: we heard the gun issue come up on talk shows this weekend. one of the commentors was senator chuck schumer of new york. he
scranton, pennsylvania, don's up next on our republican's line. good morning, don. caller: good morning, libby. as far as taxs on ammunition and guns, i think it's wrong. they talk about mental health. i agree, we do need help for the mental health, but we take enough money in from illegal narcotics and things like that, the government sees every day that pay for that. my second thought is, and i mentioned this before a long time ago, that you want to stop the crime? put the death penalty back...
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taking a look at state judge decisions that same- sex couples have a right to marry in new jersey -- don in atlanta, georgia, republican line. caller: how are you doing? host: fine, thank you. caller: i was in the service for quite a while. i realize how the government spends on what they want or what they need. [indiscernible] idea, if we want budget [indiscernible] congressman,ry be in their office there because it is a pleasure. no payould take a cut or at all because they are all rich for at least a month or two. there would be no reason why they have to put this on our shoulders. host: "the detroit free press" this morning, their headline -- the story goes on to say that it was a combination of ride and public money that will go towards that. one more call, here is jim from connecticut, on the independent line. if you think your health care isn't that great, why would you revise it and say we're going to be separate from everybody else? we are going to put it off for another year or so, we are going to be exempt. that is my first point. my second point is harry reid and everybody el
taking a look at state judge decisions that same- sex couples have a right to marry in new jersey -- don in atlanta, georgia, republican line. caller: how are you doing? host: fine, thank you. caller: i was in the service for quite a while. i realize how the government spends on what they want or what they need. [indiscernible] idea, if we want budget [indiscernible] congressman,ry be in their office there because it is a pleasure. no payould take a cut or at all because they are all rich for...
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host: don liked the idea of providing free preschool to children from low and moderate- income families. he also mentioned the minimum wage. here is president obama on raising the minimum wage to nine dollars. [video clip] >> tonight let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty, and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. [cheers and applause] we should be able to get that done. this single step would raise the incomes of millions of working families. it could mean the difference between groceries or the food bank. rent or eviction. scraping by or getting ahead. for businesses across the country, it would mean customers with more money in their pockets. and a whole lot of folks out there would need less help from government. working folks should not have to wait year after year for the minimum wage to go up when ceo pay has never been higher. here's an idea governor romney and i agreed on last year. let's tie the minimum wage to the cost of living so it finally becomes a wage that you can live on. host: president o
host: don liked the idea of providing free preschool to children from low and moderate- income families. he also mentioned the minimum wage. here is president obama on raising the minimum wage to nine dollars. [video clip] >> tonight let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty, and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. [cheers and applause] we should be able to get that done. this single step would raise the...
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let's go to don in new mexico, the i believe line. caller: good morning. i'd like to clarify the amount of money that came in as a result of the recent access, the recent cash that was given to the federal government. fanny mae paid $10 billion and freddie mac paid $5 billion. and the goal is to make these companies more like the fdic where they are just insurance backers. so this market to go all private, i think if you look at the investigations into the housing market which you would discover is that the early loans that were created into mortgage backed securities and collateralized debt obligations, went directly from wall street to the rest of the world. and people should understand then those loans went belly up. people should understand that fanni expe freddie do not originate loans. let me say this again, fanny and freddie do not originate loans, they buy loans. and people should understand that the rating agencies who were in charge of making sure that these loans, you know, they had real backing, they failed in their task. so fannie and freddie
let's go to don in new mexico, the i believe line. caller: good morning. i'd like to clarify the amount of money that came in as a result of the recent access, the recent cash that was given to the federal government. fanny mae paid $10 billion and freddie mac paid $5 billion. and the goal is to make these companies more like the fdic where they are just insurance backers. so this market to go all private, i think if you look at the investigations into the housing market which you would...
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host: let us hear from don on their republicans line. residential a contractor that built houses and i want to give an example on why i believed the republicans are not happy with this bill. when you get a residential loan or a step loan to build a house you have to reach certain milestones before you get more money. you have and expect to come out and say the foundation was built right and you get the next part of the law. if we are going to spill the money to secure the border there should be some milestones that need to be reached, just like anything else or any form of transaction. when you get a construction loan on why the certain things are met, i cannot understand why we cannot have goals that need to be reached until you move on to the next step of this. is the public money and we want to get more bang for our buck. these 1200 pages, how can anybody have time to read this to make sure there is nothing inside this bill that is completely, who knows what it could be. becausefused here common sense is common sense. host: what you t
host: let us hear from don on their republicans line. residential a contractor that built houses and i want to give an example on why i believed the republicans are not happy with this bill. when you get a residential loan or a step loan to build a house you have to reach certain milestones before you get more money. you have and expect to come out and say the foundation was built right and you get the next part of the law. if we are going to spill the money to secure the border there should be...
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don is a republican. good morning good -- good morning. guest: good morning. set against it as an immigrant, a veteran and a lifelong resident of the united states. i am dead set against making some in that is the legal. -- making something that is illegal. we do not know how many there are in this country. they said 11 million. it is probably closer to 22 million. this administration is upside down. we need jobs for our own citizens in this country, not illegals and if you travel the southwest, you will see a lot of job start taken up by illegals. they said 11 million. it is probably closer to 22 million. we need to enforce the laws we have on the books, and then as a government be select to as to who we admit and in proportion when i came to this country. guest: there is agreement on the importance of securing the border in a smart way unless we want to look up in 10 years or 15 years and have the exact same problem. i do not think there is disagreement there. it is how do we do that. on the jobs standpoint, we have 21 million people that cannot i'm a full-t
don is a republican. good morning good -- good morning. guest: good morning. set against it as an immigrant, a veteran and a lifelong resident of the united states. i am dead set against making some in that is the legal. -- making something that is illegal. we do not know how many there are in this country. they said 11 million. it is probably closer to 22 million. this administration is upside down. we need jobs for our own citizens in this country, not illegals and if you travel the...
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don in new baltimore, michigan, independent caller. caller: how are you doing? good morning. this is what i do for a living. i own health insurance agencies, we specialize in the individual market. i got a little bit of expertise at this. what is going to happen here -- it has happened here in michigan -- everybody that has a blue cross individual policy has had their insurance canceled as of december 31. unfortunately, the exchanges have not worked here yet from the very beginning. everyonea reason why at some point is going to get their individual policy canceled, and that is because there are these 10 essential benefits that their policies have to have. one of the benefits i guarantee you that they do not have on the individual policies is pediatric services, including oral and vision care. 99% of individual policies do not have maternity coverage, so at some point everybody's individual policy will be canceled and they will have to get a policy that had actuary values and the essential benefits, the affordable care act. host: charlotte, republican. caller: good morning. i
don in new baltimore, michigan, independent caller. caller: how are you doing? good morning. this is what i do for a living. i own health insurance agencies, we specialize in the individual market. i got a little bit of expertise at this. what is going to happen here -- it has happened here in michigan -- everybody that has a blue cross individual policy has had their insurance canceled as of december 31. unfortunately, the exchanges have not worked here yet from the very beginning. everyonea...
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host: don from ohio, what story is catching your eye? caller: hi, libby. there are so many things. immigration. if congress would have been doing their job, we wouldn't be having this problem with immigration. that should have been taking care of. the people that was running on the green party, the socialist party, constitution, libertarian in the presidential election. those people should get together and call that another party. we the people of the united states. we are not getting our money's worth. they should take a 20% cut in pay. they have not been doing their job for four years now. -- 40 years. tax reform has been put by the wayside. we wouldn't have that problem today if they had been doing their job. host: thank you for the call. a look at the washington times." we have a question about defense. a couple of foreign news items. the administration is close to indecision on syria. officials said the obama administration is close to deciding direct assistance to rebel forces in syria. this from afghanistan. this is from "the new york times." host: let's hear from joan from
host: don from ohio, what story is catching your eye? caller: hi, libby. there are so many things. immigration. if congress would have been doing their job, we wouldn't be having this problem with immigration. that should have been taking care of. the people that was running on the green party, the socialist party, constitution, libertarian in the presidential election. those people should get together and call that another party. we the people of the united states. we are not getting our...
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host: don is joining us from virginia. currently in the process of buying a home in the ocala, florida, central florida area. , andve put in a contract our realtor tells us that the thing that we need to be most concerned about is how the appraisals come back. the majority of the appraisals are coming back low, and the , whichf the home according to the paperwork, -- ifto be fannie mae the house comes back lower, than the appraised value -- lower than the appraised value they want the purchaser to pay the additional mouth. -- amount. theyis $100,000, but turned to the purchaser to come up with the additional funds should they get back up to $100,000. is this truly a practice that's going on? it is surprisingly common. the appraisers are trying to theyate the property and do that by looking at the comparable properties recently sold. when they look at the property sold, they are looking back three months, six months. times have changed. the buyers have rushed in. they're looking at the past data of six months. the appraisal
host: don is joining us from virginia. currently in the process of buying a home in the ocala, florida, central florida area. , andve put in a contract our realtor tells us that the thing that we need to be most concerned about is how the appraisals come back. the majority of the appraisals are coming back low, and the , whichf the home according to the paperwork, -- ifto be fannie mae the house comes back lower, than the appraised value -- lower than the appraised value they want the purchaser...
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don is a republican in michigan. caller: good morning, peter. , dozensup the examples and dozens of examples where the effectiveness of this to seeon -- i would like with the czar. the reason i bring that up is that george bush -- see what these are. the reason bring this up this george bush held up example to what he considered serious threats. one was the group in miami, the miami seven, if you recall a group of guys who were basically living -- they were homeless people, i think they were. they were going to blow up the sears tower. they call that a serious threat. they actually interrupted mr. "larryr interviewed on th king" breaking a story. and also for, some group of guys were going to take on fort dix. so that was also held up. , athose are some examples least with bush, and now he says there are dozens. if you go overseas, you're going to find terrorism. know,wonder here, you here in the united states, i just wonder about the money we're spending any effort. it worries me. i think that the previous coloralle
don is a republican in michigan. caller: good morning, peter. , dozensup the examples and dozens of examples where the effectiveness of this to seeon -- i would like with the czar. the reason i bring that up is that george bush -- see what these are. the reason bring this up this george bush held up example to what he considered serious threats. one was the group in miami, the miami seven, if you recall a group of guys who were basically living -- they were homeless people, i think they were....
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have tommy don lund, head of brother has worked with the vice president. i have been watching with interest this coverage about the internal revenue and how they have been handling these matters. host: are you a teacher in north providence? not a: and the -- teacher, i am an old classmate of some of these guys. they do in exceptional job of everything that goes on with our government. where thebe moments nation as a whole question is what goes on. i think the presidential administration and the folks on an show are really doing exceptional job. i listen because of your good station and coverage that this gentleman, mr. miller, answering the questions for congress. host: did you watch any of the hearing as today? caller: i certainly did. host: what the do think about the testimony of the witnesses and the questions of the caller: members i think it is a good example of why our government is better than any other government in the rest of the world. some of the stuff from the republicans -- i am the grandson of a state senator from rhode island and he always
have tommy don lund, head of brother has worked with the vice president. i have been watching with interest this coverage about the internal revenue and how they have been handling these matters. host: are you a teacher in north providence? not a: and the -- teacher, i am an old classmate of some of these guys. they do in exceptional job of everything that goes on with our government. where thebe moments nation as a whole question is what goes on. i think the presidential administration and the...
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host: from twitter -- don, in reston, virginia is part of the public sector workforce. what do you do? caller: i do outreach and communications for the department of the interior. i find this discussion interesting. i have friends that work in the private sector where it came from. friends are doing the same job i do and they are making $35,000 more per year in cash with better benefits and they have a better retirement. become amployees have last comerica that you can criticize -- are the last group in america that you can criticize. it has changed quite a bit. i have been with the federal government for the last three years. congress talk about and the white house talks about having a discussion and everything is on the table -- it seems like federal employees are the first thing on the table and they don't look all these other millions of dollars in benefits and tax breaks for everyone else whether it is nonprofits which includes the nra, the sierra club and churches and all these people that get breaks on their taxes but when it comes to federal employees, we are th
host: from twitter -- don, in reston, virginia is part of the public sector workforce. what do you do? caller: i do outreach and communications for the department of the interior. i find this discussion interesting. i have friends that work in the private sector where it came from. friends are doing the same job i do and they are making $35,000 more per year in cash with better benefits and they have a better retirement. become amployees have last comerica that you can criticize -- are the last...
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i believe the president has bent over backwards and don somersaults and stood on his head to extent hit a hand of cooperation to work with the other side of the aisle. host: this is a tweet - guest: that is true. they can claim it but if the irs does not approve it, they can come in at any point and denied that tax deduction. because the irs became overwhelmed with applications after the citizens united case that allow corporations to spend unlimited money, many people tarted climbing these 501 (c) (4)'s. at any time, the irs can say you don't deserve the most of these tax-exempt statuses lost approval. people can deduct it, they are more likely to give and sometimes people want to keep their donations confidential. he is correct that you can start operating but that does not mean that you get the tax deduction. host: mas you about today's hearing where the committee will look at the spending by the irs and conferences. $4 million on a california judge did. what is going on here and what questions will you be asking? guest: it is absolutely all of riches beyond belief. the american peop
i believe the president has bent over backwards and don somersaults and stood on his head to extent hit a hand of cooperation to work with the other side of the aisle. host: this is a tweet - guest: that is true. they can claim it but if the irs does not approve it, they can come in at any point and denied that tax deduction. because the irs became overwhelmed with applications after the citizens united case that allow corporations to spend unlimited money, many people tarted climbing these 501...
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his parents had to sit there as marco marra and don west put on one of the most racist defenses i have seen in a courtroom. are fighting now, the stand or ground laws, the great latitude florida's self- defense laws give you as far as what constitutes protecting yourself, i think are in assault, particularly on black youth, because who is going to be considered a threat? who is going to be considered enough of us brett people can justify killing them -- enough of a threat that people can does defy killing them than being an actual practical danger? host: and in your words you say it was not about race. guest: listen, mycal articulates a feeling that is very prevalent in this country, and we should not trivialize it or minimalize it. unfortunately, many black youth feel they are targets. they don't feel the law favors them. they feel they are profiled more often than not. then when you hear police officers tell you in training their talk to profile young black men, i mean, it is reality that many parents in this country who are black in america must face the realities. but in the george
his parents had to sit there as marco marra and don west put on one of the most racist defenses i have seen in a courtroom. are fighting now, the stand or ground laws, the great latitude florida's self- defense laws give you as far as what constitutes protecting yourself, i think are in assault, particularly on black youth, because who is going to be considered a threat? who is going to be considered enough of us brett people can justify killing them -- enough of a threat that people can does...
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host: don is next to is in el sobrante, california. governor could do just fine. first they need to know how to add and subtract and know how to cut these entitlements and pensions. america used to be a country where people were happy to go to work and everything and not everybody wants to figure out how to get a big pension and they don't care about anything else very tensions are going to be there very we need somebody is going to give the real story and try to make it so that the middle class can somehow rebuild. is not going to last much longer at the rate we are going. it is like a frog getting burned in the water, slowly. it is really going to be sad. i just hope the people in this country wake up and figure it out that they can't get all this stuff for free. the standard of living needs to drop. about 15 more minutes for your calls. as for the question, do governors make better presidents? also taking your comments on facebook and on twitter. we are at c-span wj. in forthenry, he's gresh show, michigan. caller: democrats make the best presidents. we have th
host: don is next to is in el sobrante, california. governor could do just fine. first they need to know how to add and subtract and know how to cut these entitlements and pensions. america used to be a country where people were happy to go to work and everything and not everybody wants to figure out how to get a big pension and they don't care about anything else very tensions are going to be there very we need somebody is going to give the real story and try to make it so that the middle...
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there is this from don ritchie who tweeted -- here is an excerpt as candidate bill clinton appeared on "the arsenio hall show" in 1992. >> what do you like, the old elvis or -- i know you are a fan. >> i lead a national crusade for the young elvis. when you get old, he got fat like me. i think it has to be the young elvis. that is when he had all the energy and real, raw, new, fresh power. it would have been a shame to do the old. it had to be the new. giving somelinton perspective on other presidents or presidential candidates, bypassing the mainstream media, appearing on the late-night programs another entertainment programs. we are getting your comments on all of this including the president last night for his appearance on "the tonight show." republican line, thank you for waiting. caller: good morning. topicue was about the about obama pretty much for the young americans. i think it's more or less he is -- he is been dislike for what he has said and done for this country. i think more or less what we need to look forward is, would you say, our inner problems like i was unemployed
there is this from don ritchie who tweeted -- here is an excerpt as candidate bill clinton appeared on "the arsenio hall show" in 1992. >> what do you like, the old elvis or -- i know you are a fan. >> i lead a national crusade for the young elvis. when you get old, he got fat like me. i think it has to be the young elvis. that is when he had all the energy and real, raw, new, fresh power. it would have been a shame to do the old. it had to be the new. giving somelinton...
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host: don, indiana, republican caller. i'll echo hello, congressman. iq for your perspective -- caller: hello, congress men. thank you for your perspective. i have a question about u.s. efforts of unitarian aid for the .ems of the use of sarin gas readily neutralized with an antidote. i can imagine the military has huge stockpiles. i have yet to hear anyone offer anyoneutions to defend against the use of sarin gas in syria, and i would like your comment on that, as well as an understanding as to why this matter has not really seemed to be of importance from a humanitarian same point. it seems to me rather than supplying the rebels with our would make more sense as a front-line defee to supply them with an antidote to the sarin gas. thank you. point.ent 't rve good responses to why not and what the ongoing efforts are. that is a valid question and something that, thanks to you, i am going to spend some time finding out about that situation. -- 2umanitarian support million people living in jordan, in campus, lest the toll of the civil war and what it has
host: don, indiana, republican caller. i'll echo hello, congressman. iq for your perspective -- caller: hello, congress men. thank you for your perspective. i have a question about u.s. efforts of unitarian aid for the .ems of the use of sarin gas readily neutralized with an antidote. i can imagine the military has huge stockpiles. i have yet to hear anyone offer anyoneutions to defend against the use of sarin gas in syria, and i would like your comment on that, as well as an understanding as...
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don, we are listening. caller: hi. i just wanted to call -- you were talking about the military earlier, and how wonderful the experience was. .'m a 20 year military brat once a brat, always a brat, i guess that i was raised in a different culture. i do not see color. i did not understand -- when i got back to the states, we were living in germany, our groups were of all different colors, races, religions, mixed marriages. i just do not see that. -- just did not see that. the first time i saw actual i -- when you are a brat and you age out ordinary out, you are kicked out of the military to civilian life. living in new orleans was the first time i actually saw racism. men cut his hands and the southern belles went to treat him and help him, and they were looking at me like, "how could you touch a black man's butt?" this was back in the 1980s. i just looked at her and told her, "i would rather have a some man's blood then white women i know," and that shot up the conversation. had a conversation on one of our social med
don, we are listening. caller: hi. i just wanted to call -- you were talking about the military earlier, and how wonderful the experience was. .'m a 20 year military brat once a brat, always a brat, i guess that i was raised in a different culture. i do not see color. i did not understand -- when i got back to the states, we were living in germany, our groups were of all different colors, races, religions, mixed marriages. i just do not see that. -- just did not see that. the first time i saw...
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house counsel alberto gonzales and white house chief of staff try to persuade the attorney general don ashcraft -- john ashcroft -- host: a little bit of news for me from page of "usa today." we will dig more into the papers. in the meantime, we're asking you how you get your news. democrat caller from florida. caller: i get my news from the newspaper, from the internet, from television, on my iphone. some traditional ways, others more recent. as far as what that one man was saying about robert mueller leaving the fbi -- i think the reason for that is because they have term limits on the fbi directors, which are 10 years. he has been there for 12 years. that is probably because of the way the terrorism situation -- but they only serve a certain amount of time. that is most likely why he is retiring. more let's look at some from the pew center for the people and the press. we see a graphic that shows where those polled got their news yesterday. this coming to us from september. you see in blue those who watched news on tv. how that has changed over time. the most recent from 2012. this
house counsel alberto gonzales and white house chief of staff try to persuade the attorney general don ashcraft -- john ashcroft -- host: a little bit of news for me from page of "usa today." we will dig more into the papers. in the meantime, we're asking you how you get your news. democrat caller from florida. caller: i get my news from the newspaper, from the internet, from television, on my iphone. some traditional ways, others more recent. as far as what that one man was saying...
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don. centreville, virginia. you are on. caller: good morning, mr. burns. i must disagree with you on your response to the previous caller. i spent a big portion of my life in egypt, and i was shocked, dismayed, frustrated and disappointed by the response of the current administration to the so-called revolution in egypt. it is said that people that do not learn from history are doomed to repeat mistakes. that is what is happening now. this administration lacks a basic understanding of the makeup of the people in the middle east. i agree that president obama is a highly intelligent man, and president bush was a highly intelligent man, but the makeup of the people, and the way older and younger generations think seems to be hard for this administration to grab. look at where egypt is now -- under the control of a gang of the muslim brotherhood. --er the resolution hosnition happen, mubarak, who was an ally of the united states, was thrown to the curb because people took out to the streets in egypt. a big portion of the people that moved to the streets were m
don. centreville, virginia. you are on. caller: good morning, mr. burns. i must disagree with you on your response to the previous caller. i spent a big portion of my life in egypt, and i was shocked, dismayed, frustrated and disappointed by the response of the current administration to the so-called revolution in egypt. it is said that people that do not learn from history are doomed to repeat mistakes. that is what is happening now. this administration lacks a basic understanding of the...